Below is a list of the most-liberal to most-conservative state delegations in the House, based on each delegation’s average composite liberal score in National Journal’s 2011 vote ratings.
Most-Liberal State Delegations
Hawaii: 86.9
Massachusetts: 85.5
Maine: 79.6
Connecticut: 79.3
Rhode Island: 78.4
Vermont: 75.0
New York: 71.4
Maryland: 68.9
Delaware: 65.0
Oregon: 64.3
New Jersey: 63.5
California: 63.4
Centrist State Delegations
Washington: 56.0
Illinois: 55.6
Nevada: 55.6
Iowa: 53.5
New Mexico: 52.7
West Virginia: 50.4
Minnesota: 50.3
Wisconsin: 50.1
Pennsylvania: 49.4
North Carolina: 48.5
Michigan: 48.4
Missouri: 45.0
Kentucky: 44.7
Alaska: 44.3
Montana: 43.5
Utah: 42.4
Virginia: 42.3
Georgia: 42.1
Colorado: 40.8
Ohio: 40.6
Most-Conservative State Delegations
Florida: 38.8
Arizona: 37.4
Oklahoma: 35.6
Indiana: 35.2
Mississippi: 34.5
Alabama: 34.4
Texas: 34.4
New Hampshire: 33.2
Idaho: 33.1
South Carolina: 33.0
Tennessee: 32.1
Nebraska: 31.9
North Dakota: 31.8
Arkansas: 30.7
Louisiana: 30.4
South Dakota: 27.0
Wyoming: 26.5
Kansas: 14.6
This article appears in the Feb. 25, 2012, edition of National Journal.
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